Tuesday, June 21, 2005

How many Zuma's does it take...

for South Africans to realise that their government is as corrupt and inefficient as the next? Quite a few, apparently, as the (ex-) Deputy President is not the first Zuma to be scorned by the populace. Ex-Health Minister, Nkosasana Dlamini Zuma, created hell a few years ago by trying to implement a system whereby new doctors would spend some time doing community service before being allowed to practice privately, and her surname was used as the acronym for "Zero Understanding of Medical Affairs". Now, we have another Zuma in the dwang, but this time it's the second-highest ranking office in the country (contrary to some beliefs, God is not second in charge to Mbeki) and for the first time in his reign, President Mbeki has shown some balls by firing him. Now he is to be charged with two counts of corruption following the conviction of Shabir Sheik, who supposedly arranged bribes for the ex-Deputy during the recent arms deal struck between SA and a couple of countries. Incidentally, the first Zuma has been touted as being a possible successor to the second...{groan}...

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